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Query: UNIPROT:P08908 (
5-HT1A
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Sexual differentiation of the brain in rodents is achieved by estrogens, which are converted from androgens in the brain, during the perinatal period. We have identified the
progranulin
(
PGRN
) gene as one of the sex steroid-inducible genes that may be involved in masculinization of the rat brain. In the present study, we generated a line of mice with targeted disruption of the
PGRN
gene, and investigated male sexual behaviour, aggression and anxiety.
PGRN
-deficient mice exhibited a decrease in ejaculation incidence, while the latency and frequency of both mount and intromission were unchanged. For the aggressive behaviour test, the resident-intruder paradigm was used, and
PGRN
-deficient mice exhibited enhanced aggressiveness. In wild-type mice, males exhibited lower levels of anxiety than females by the open field test, while male
PGRN
-deficient mice exhibited an elevated level of anxiety and sex difference in anxiety was not observed. In addition, mRNA expression of the serotonergic receptor
5-HT1A
, which could be related to the inhibition of aggression and anxiety, was significantly reduced in the hippocampus of
PGRN
-deficient mice after aggressive encounters. On the other hand, deficiency of the
PGRN
gene did not affect serum testosterone concentrations. These results suggest that
PGRN
gene plays a role in establishing sexual dimorphic behaviours at least partially by modulating the brain serotonergic system.
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PMID:Alteration of behavioural phenotype in mice by targeted disruption of the progranulin gene. 1776 61
